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The Great British Bake Off 2016 airs its final: 16 best bits that were SO Bake Off from tonight's show

These will keep us going while we mourn.

By
Catriona Wrightman

26/10/2016

BBC pictures

Someone get us a Victoria sandwich pronto, because we need to drown our sorrows in cake. The Great British Bake Offhas actually finished its latest series and we don't know what we're going to do without our weekly fix of sugar, whisks and light smut. At least it went out on a high - read on for the 16 moments that completely sum up Bake Off from tonight's final:

1. CANDICE ADMITTING SHE'S PUT ON LOADS OF WEIGHT WITH ALL THE BAKING

'I'd like to think I got really fit and toned and everything from baking. I definitely haven't. I'm definitely struggling to fit into clothes currently.' Candice, that's how you know you're living your life RIGHT.

2. ANDREW STARTING OFF THE BAKE OFF FINAL BY IMMEDIATELY DROPPING A BOWL

'The nerves are a bit jangly.'

3. CANDICE PROUDLY ANNOUNCING SHE'D REINED IT IN WITH HER SIGNATURE CHALLENGE

'I didn't think I was going complicated at all this week. Three main layers, three flavours, one mini crown, a curd and some fruit…' You could literally see the moment it dawned on her.

4. AND CANDICE NERVOUSLY TESTING HER MERINGUE PEAKS

Well, that could have been embarrassing.

5. ANDREW LITERALLY SAYING 'FACEPALM' OUT LOUD

Damn you, pecan praline. (Also, who knew there were two sides to baking paper? Did EVERYONE know this? Is it a THING?)

6. 'I'M JUST ON CRACK WATCH'

For a Bake Off final, there was a disappointingly low level of innuendo - just a cursory 'nice and moist' here and there. At least the meringue crowns brought some lovely 'crack' jollity, also including Jane's slightly concerning: 'My bottom's cracking, I can see it.'

7. PAUL CREEPING UP ON JANE

He's been taking lessons from Mary Berry.

8. THE DOUBLE HOLLYWOOD HANDSHAKE

Both Candice and Jane were blessed with the trademark Hollywood Handshake after the Signature challenge, which was amazing for several reasons. One: Andrew got annoyed about being left out. Two: Mel asking if Jane getting a 'double clasp' was a clue about where the contestants stood and Paul deadpanning: 'No.' Three (and our favourite): Candice being a bit miffed that she wasn't the only one to be rewarded as she sighed: 'He's giving out handshakes willy nilly. But no. Jane's did look spectacular. Awkward.

9. ANDREW'S CONSTANT DEVOTION TO BEING RIDICULOUSLY PRECISE

'I'm weighing the eggs, because it's the final and weighing the eggs feels the right thing to do.' Who doesn't weigh their eggs, tbh.

10. JANE ALMOST DROPPING HER SPONGE

ARGH. TOO TENSE.

11. ANDREW'S SPREADSHEET DURING THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGE

We like to imagine Andrew has a spreadsheet not just for the technical challenge, but for his everyday life, just marking out an action plan for every five minutes. This was so pleasingly dorky that we couldn't help but fall in love with him a little bit for it.

12. AND, ALTERNATIVELY, JANE JUST COMPLETELY WINGING IT

'I have no idea if I'm on schedule or not. I have a great belief that if I just keep going it will all be fine.' From not knowing what timers were beeping at her for to insisting that she was fine, when she clearly Was Not Fine, Jane was basically how we would be in the Bake Off tent and we admire her for that.

13. ALL THE BAKERS' FAMILY MEMBERS POPPING UP TO RAVE ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES

We can't take proud relatives. We couldn't possibly pick a favourite, though Andrew's mum was a bit of a sweetie: 'I love him to bits. He'll hate me saying that.' Bless.

14. 'I DON'T WANT TO SEE A SOGGY BOTTOM.'

Thank you, Andrew, for making sure this Bake Off final was complete. Imagine if no-one had lobbed a 'soggy bottom' reference in there?

15. THE RETURN OF THE OTHER BAKERS FOR A PICNIC

Including our fave, Selasi! We hope he just keeps popping up on random TV programmes in future: Question Time, Sherlock… just anything, frankly.

16. JANE GETTING SO EMOTIONAL

With the Showstopper over, Jane got all sad about Bake Off being done and we got all sad about Bake Off being done. 'I'll really miss it, I've loved every minute," she said. US TOO. "I'm not going to cry, but it's been great,' she said. THIS IS US. Bye, Bake Off. We're going to long for you on Wednesday nights...

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